Metallified glass.



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PATENTED JULY 12, 1904.

A. DIAT DIT DIAZ. METALLIPIBD GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1903.

I I M] no MODEL.

ANTOINE DIAT DIT DIAZ,

Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

METALLIFIED GLASS.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,991, dated July12, 1904.

Application filed November 11, 1903. Serial Nol80,703. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTOINE DIAT DIT DIAZ, a subject of the King ofBelgium, and a resident of Brussels, Belgium, have invented a newMetallified Glass, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new metallified glass composed, like allmetallified glass made hitherto, of sheets of glass surrounding a metalwebbing; but its distinguishing feature from all similar products isthat the armature or webbing continues outside the sheet of glass by ametal frame of a very small thickness (about one-half millimeter)entering slightly into the edge of the sheet of glass and attacheddirectly to the metal webbing. This frame, the width whereof variesaccording to the different thicknesses of glass or to its use, isattached to the webbing when the same is being woven by passing each ofthe wires in holes made in the frame or by attaching the webbing to theframe at every ten centimeters by means of wires. Glass is then run uponthe webbing.

In the annexed drawings, given by way of example, Figure 1 is a planView of a sheet of metallified glass furnished with the aforenamedframing. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of my improved glass, shown forconvenience as attached to a roof. sectional view showing a modifiedform of rim as used in making horizontal joints.

As illustrated in the drawings, a metal frame at, having perforatedinner edges, is provided with a webbing, the wires 6 of which are passedthrough the perforations 0 in the frame. The glass d is then formed tocom pletely surround the webbing, as well as a Fig. 3 is a' 1 portion ofthe inner edges of the frame, so that the latter will be integral withthe sheet. These frames may be formed of any convenient cross sectionwhereby the glass sheets may be secured in different positions. Forinstance, as shown in Fig. 2, the frames are formed so that when thelower sheets are secured to the beams g they may connect with the uppersheets, which are attached to the upper beam f, and the two upper sheetsare connected by a ridge-piece e. In the somewhat modified form shown inFig. 3 the framepieces are formed to connect with a joint member it. Bymeans of this improved form of metallified glass the sheets may bereadily connected in various desired manners without the use of putty,asbestos, or plastic substance and without the'use of window-irons.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is V 1. The combination in sheets ofmetallified glass, with the usual metal webbingsurrounded by glass, of ametal frame partially embedded in the glass and projecting beyond thesheet, said webbing being connected with said frame, substantially asdescribed.

.2, The combination with perforated metallic edge strips, of wirewebbing or the like Woven through the perforations in said strips, andglass incasing said webbing and the inner portions of said edgestrips,-the latter projecting from said glass for any desired distance.

ANTOINE DIAT DIT DIAZ. Witnesses:

E. J. BELLEAUME, GREGORY PHELAN.

